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In Grant County Judge debate, Bevier, Chadwick place emphasis on experience and constitutional interpretation
EPHRATA — The two candidates seeking Grant County Superior Court Judge Position 3 highlighted their legal experien…
Iran-US tensions rise on Trump threat, Iran satellite launch
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between Washington and Tehran flared anew Wednesday as Iran's Revolutionary Guard conducted a
Coronavirus prompts Kansas to ease medical licensing rules
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly has suspended multiple regulations licensing medical professionals to make it easier for them to work in health care facilities and nursing homes.
Pennsylvania governor lays out coronavirus reopening plan
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Residents of northcentral and northwestern Pennsylvania are projected to be the first in the state to be released from Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order, and many retail stores in those area…
New Mexico likely to extend public health orders into May
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Public health orders aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak will likely be extended into May as the state looks to ramp up testing for COVID-19, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Wednesday.
Arkansas to lift coronavirus limits on elective surgeries
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will next week ease its ban on elective surgeries during the coronavirus pandemic and an announcement could also come on the lifting of restrictions on other businesses, Gov. Asa H…
Michigan sees 134K new jobless claims, progress on benefits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, whose inundated unemployment system saw 134,000 new filings last week, reported progress Thursday in processing claims and getting money out the door during
US adds cameras at Mexico border despite drop in crossings
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration has been quietly adding mobile surveillance cameras at the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the coronavirus pandemic, though fewer people appear to be crossing illegally. …
Pritzker rejects bankruptcy idea to get out of pension debt
CHICAGO (AP) — A suggestion by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that states like Illinois could file for bankruptcy to get out from under heavy public employee pension debt was rejected Wednesday by Gov.…
California takes small step toward reopening amid outbreak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed his stay-at-home order on Wednesday to let hospitals resume elective surgeries, a move that will send many thousands of idled health care employees bac…
House expected to send 4th coronavirus aid bill to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is reassembling to send President Donald Trump a fourth bipartisan bill to help businesses crippled by
DeVos excludes DACA recipients, foreign students from grants
The Trump administration is barring most international students and all students who entered the U.S. illegally from receiving emergency college grants approved by Congress as part of nearly $2 trillion
California Highway Patrol bans rallies due to coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol said Wednesday that it is temporarily banning rallies at the state Capitol and other state facilities because of the pandemic.
Phoenix plans to spend federal aid on housing support
Nearly $18 million of federal funding provided to Phoenix in response to the coronavirus outbreak would pay for housing support that includes renting hotel rooms for homeless people and providing aid to other low-i…
Despite warnings, Trump downplays threat of virus returning
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the possibility that the coronavirus could be worse this winter despite medical experts' warnings that COVID-19 could combine with the flu to make a…
Oklahoma energy regulators OK move allowing well shut-ins
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved an emergency order on Wednesday that allows oil producers to stop or reduce production without losing their leases for non-production.